Larger Mammals of Africa"This guide is a practical companion designed to enable anyone to identify African mammals in the wild. Every species is described (except bats and the very smallest mammals) with details of colour, form, markings, habitat, behaviour, feeding, breeding, calls, social habits, migration and enemies. Distribution maps are provided for all species. All mammals are beautifully and accurately illustrated, each with its own explanatory notes"--Back cover |
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Page 58
... backwards , bright yellow . A large triangular black patch on each side of muzzle , separating the whiskers from ashy grey throat . Often a conspicuous yellowish fringe of hairs on ears . Upperparts rufous brown , with a faint olive ...
... backwards , bright yellow . A large triangular black patch on each side of muzzle , separating the whiskers from ashy grey throat . Often a conspicuous yellowish fringe of hairs on ears . Upperparts rufous brown , with a faint olive ...
Page 188
... backward curvature . 3. BEISA ORYX Oryx beisa page 200 201 201 Head with definite black and white pattern ; black stripe along flank ; horns nearly straight ... backwards . A mane along neck . 1 KOB 1. KOB Kobus kob Bright rufous to dark.
... backward curvature . 3. BEISA ORYX Oryx beisa page 200 201 201 Head with definite black and white pattern ; black stripe along flank ; horns nearly straight ... backwards . A mane along neck . 1 KOB 1. KOB Kobus kob Bright rufous to dark.
Page 246
... backwards , their tips recurved forwards . Female similar to the male , but crown of same colour as the back ( chestnut stripe on the blaze less extended backwards ) and horns smaller , sometimes very small . Intraspecific variation ...
... backwards , their tips recurved forwards . Female similar to the male , but crown of same colour as the back ( chestnut stripe on the blaze less extended backwards ) and horns smaller , sometimes very small . Intraspecific variation ...
Common terms and phrases
Addax Africa animal baboons band black stripe blackish bright rufous broad brownish buff burrows bush BUSHBUCK bushy Cape Cephalophus Cercopithecus chestnut coat Colobus Congo contrasting crest curved dark brown darker Dassies Dibatag Dik-dik DUIKER Cephalophus ears elongated face feed Female similar flanks forehead Galago Gazelle GENET Genetta Gerenuk Grant's Gazelle grass Greater Kudu grey greyish ground colour Habitat Habits hairs hares Hartebeest head and body Height at shoulder herds High forest horns Hyaena Identification insects Intraspecific variation Kenya Klipspringer Lechwe legs Length without tail lighter limbs live singly male mammals mane Mongoose MONKEY Cercopithecus Mountain Reedbuck muzzle neck nocturnal Oryx potto pure white races reddish Reedbuck ringed rodents Royal Antelope rump Sassandra River savanna short Similar species Sitatunga slender smaller sometimes spots SQUIRREL Steenbok Tail long Tanzania thick throat trees tuft Underparts upperparts Waterbuck weight Whiskers whitish Wild yellowish young Zebra